Tag Archives: Justin Capps
Composer Win #_________
Let’s Party Like It’s 2013 The title of this post is a tribute to the blog of my social media acquaintance and in some abstract way member-of-peer-group*, Jenn Jolley. She has taken rejection letters/e-mails – the very hard currency of … Continue reading
Spring Cleaning
Playing Catch Up Hello again, this will be brief. I passed my defense, and now I wait. I have updated the site, which basically entailed providing additional information in some places. But there are a couple of things to which … Continue reading
Acknowledging the Ending By Looking Back to the Beginning
It’s the End of My World As I Know It Apart from a few minor aesthetic things, like the design of a title page for the score, and another round of proofreading, …That the Children May Learn, including the analytical … Continue reading
Pheedback Needed Phor Phat Beatz
This is the postlude of the piece, and there is a lot of narration (which you cannot hear because the MIDI does not execute it). I may tinker with the very end a little bit, but this is about 98 … Continue reading
Finished Lines?
Beggaring of the End The piece was “finished” but flawed, so I’m in the process of trimming it down. I’ve cut 5’30″ so far, and will probably see if I can find another 2-3′ to extract. It’s difficult and painful, … Continue reading
Time to Go Dark
Since the last post, I’ve officially passed all of my comprehensive examinations, gained admission to doctoral candidacy, and begun the horrifically intimidating process of exploring the academic “job market”. Tomorrow is my first full dissertation day, and in preparation I’m … Continue reading